Church Street & Reade Street

Church Street and Reade Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tribeca-Civic Center, Manhattan. The corner lies inside the Tribeca South Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Cary Building stands 140 feet away, and Surrogates Court is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, is about a minute on foot, and 15 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 13 of them day care or pre-K sites, and 119 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St
160 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Church St/Chambers St · M55, BxM18, X27, X28
Within a walk
44 places
13 day care or pre-K sites, 8 listed historic places and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Street & Reade Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St, 160 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 7 lines at the nearest station
  • 15 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St 2, 3, A, C, E, R, W
    160 feet
    2 3 A C E R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
7 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
  5. E …
  6. R …
  7. W …
Brooklyn
4 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
  3. A …
  4. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. R …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Chambers St 1, 2, 3
    590 feet
    1 2 3
  2. City Hall R, W
    1,020 feet
    R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Trade, Treasure and Travel” (1997) by Margie Hughto and “Oculus” (1998) by Kristin Jones & Andrew Ginzel at the Chambers St/WTC/Park Place/Cortlandt St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church St/Chambers St, 180 feet away, for the M55, BxM18, X27 and X28.

  • 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church St/Chambers St M55, BxM18, X27, X28
    180 feet
    M55 BxM18 X27 X28

Next buses at this stop

  1. M55 …
  2. BxM18 …
  3. X27 …
  4. X28 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Church Street and Reade Street.

  • 83 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hudson St & Reade St 55 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge at Rose Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 10 Reade Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10007
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tribeca-Civic Center
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, a maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Church Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-6AM

West side of Church Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-2PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Reade Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 6 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Reade Street

  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100483, 101975 and 116231.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Tribeca South Historic District.

Within 820 feet are 15 Individual Landmarks, and 140 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1856 and 1877.

  1. Cary Building Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. (former) Irving Savings Bank Designated landmark
    220 feet
  3. (former) Girard House; Cosmopolitan Hotel; Bond Hotel Designated landmark
    320 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 13 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 public spaces
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Reade Street Prep Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Advanced Software Analysis Trade or language school
    500 feet
  3. Shirley Aninias School LLC (The) School
    550 feet
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  1. Kiddie Academy of Tribeca Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. The Washington Market School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    380 feet
  3. The Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  4. Chabad of Tribeca Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  5. Ya Ya Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  6. New York Paralegal School Trade or language school
    760 feet
  7. International House New York Incorpo Trade or language school
    770 feet
  8. German School Manhattan School
    910 feet
  9. Buckle My Shoe Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  10. Vivvi 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  11. Kindercare Education at Work Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  12. Imagine Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  13. New York Law School College
    1,120 feet
  14. Dun & Bradstreet-Bus Educ Division Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  15. District 2 Pre-K Center at 52 Chambers Street Pre-K center
    1,200 feet
  16. District 2 Pre-K Center at 10 Reade Street Pre-K center
    1,220 feet
  17. Playgarden Associates Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Hall Park
    810 feet
  2. Duane Park
    860 feet
  3. Washington Market Park Playground
    1,100 feet
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  1. Washington Market Park
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bogardus Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet
  2. Public space at Tribeca Tower Public space
    700 feet
  3. Public space at 43 Park Place Public space
    1,070 feet
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  1. Public space at 30 Park Place Public space
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Archive of Contempory Music Research library
    260 feet
  2. Building at 287 Broadway Listed historic place
    480 feet
  3. New Amsterdam Library
    880 feet
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  1. Chambers Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. A. T. Stewart Company Store Listed historic place
    710 feet
  3. Building at 8 Thomas Street Listed historic place
    800 feet
  4. African Burial Ground Listed historic place
    900 feet
  5. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank Listed historic place
    940 feet
  6. Tweed Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  7. Building at 75 Murray Street Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  8. African Burial Ground National Monument Historic site
    1,210 feet
  9. NYC Municipal Archives Research library · listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters RC Church Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Surrogates Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. Church Street Post Office Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Manhattan Borough Command/Battalion 1/Engine 7/Ladder 1 Fire station · landmark
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gourmet Garage Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    420 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    770 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 119 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Church Street or Reade Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.